Dr. Whitfill is a licensed clinical psychologist whose therapeutic focus is on helping individuals advance their personal goals through an insight-oriented approach that values individuality and the pursuit of self-knowledge. A biopsychosocial approach is used to welcome individuals with a variety of difficulties including mood, anxiety, adjustment, and personality disorders. Dr. Whitfill also provides psychological testing with an emphasis on answering client-generated questions with the goal of better understanding personality characteristics relevant to the therapeutic process and personal growth.
Dr. Whitfill received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas (UT Southwestern) following receipt of his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University.
Dr. Whitfill serves as an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at UT Southwestern where he provides supervision to doctoral students conducting psychotherapy and psychological testing. He has experience working in a variety of hospital settings including an interdisciplinary treatment center for chronic pain and inpatient/outpatient psychiatric clinics. Dr. Whitfill has also published various chapters and articles in the areas of chronic pain and psychological testing.